Chemical Composition of Urinary Stones in Patients with Urolithiasis in Sana’a, Yemen

This study was aimed to identify of chemical composition of kidney stones of patient in Sana’a, Yemen because the lack of research done in this field. The study was integrated within the clinical practice. Patients mothers or child's guardian received a simple explanation for the aim of the study an ethical issue. 581 samples of chemical compositions were collected and analyzed in the National Center for Public Health Laboratories Sana'a, Yemen according to qualitative method. The results showed that 54.6 % of the calcium oxalate, 6.3 % of the uric acid, 0.7 % of the calcium phosphate, 29.6 % of the calcium oxalate and uric acid, 6.7 of the calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate, 1 % calcium oxalate and calcium carbonate, 0.5 % of the calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and uric acid, 0.5 % of the calcium oxalate, calcium carbonate and uric acid, and 0.2 % calcium phosphate and uric acid. In conclusion, calcium oxalate was the most predominant chemical compositions in stones and it represents common urological problem in Sana’a, Yemen.

Author(s): Mahmoud Ogili, Mahfouz Nasser, Ruqia Shrafadin, Nasser Baoom, Abdullah Shopit, Mohammed Amood AL-Kamarany

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